On 8th October I will be racing in the Ironman World Championship in Kona. For most of my triathlons, I have posted a quick rundown of the gear and fuel I used for the race. I often refer back to these posts myself when I am packing my kit up for a race, just to be sure I haven’t forgotten anything. Over the past 12 … Continue reading IRONMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 GEAR
On 12th June I raced Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire. This was my third time racing Staffs and seventh 70.3 overall. Below is a short breakdown of what gear and nutrition I used on race day. Although, for anyone who has read any of my previous “gear blogs”, you will see that it is the same gear as almost all of them. I guess the only real … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2022 GEAR
On the 22nd May, I headed to Harrogate for the Struggle Yorkshire Dales sportive. I was using this as a long ride as part of my training for Challenge Roth in early July. This was my first 100 miler of the year having done 5 in 2021 by this stage. The Struggle was on the same day as the Velo 29 Tour of The Peaks … Continue reading STRUGGLE DALES SPORTIVE 2022 RECAP
On 7th May 2002, I raced Ironman 70.3 Mallorca. This was my sixth middle distance triathlon since I started in 2018 and I have made a quick post like this ahead of most of them. I find it useful to look back at these gear blogs before each race so I know what I need to pack. Let’s face it, there is a lot of … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2022 GEAR
This is a quick look at the gear I took out to the Ironman 70.3 Bolton race at the weekend. Being my fourth triathlon of the year and third middle distance, I have got a good idea of what I need to take and what fuelling works well for me. Fuelling My fuelling is something that has been well practised over the past few years … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 BOLTON 2021 GEAR
Having taken part in four VELO29 Sportives in April & May as part of my training for IRONMAN UK 2021, it felt like a no brainer to sign up for some more in September as I gear up for the Ironman World Championship. That race ended up being cancelled but I still rolled out for the 102 mile long route on the VELO29 Selby Three … Continue reading VELO29 SELBY THREE SWANS SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
This is a quick breakdown of what gear I am taking/using for Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire this time around. I like to do a post like this so that I can look back and see what stuff I need next time I am packing for a triathlon but also, but someone new to the sport may find this of use as well. I certainly remember trying … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 STAFFORDSHIRE 2021 GEAR
Prior to previous A races or big events, I have posted my gear for the day. I figured I would do this again ahead of this Sunday’s Ironman UK. It may be of use to someone doing a future Ironman and it will certainly be of use to me when I look back to see what I took/wore on the day, see what went well, … Continue reading IRONMAN UK 2021 GEAR
Over the past 6 weeks, I have used four Velo29 sportives as part of my bike training for Ironman UK 2021. The Velo29 Tour of the Peak sportive was the fourth and biggest of these, coming in at 116 miles and 14,160ft of climbing. I began with the Manchester-Sheffield sportive 6 weeks ago, this was 102 miles with 12,100ft of climbing. That was the highest … Continue reading VELO29 TOUR OF THE PEAK SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
The Daffodils sportive was the third of four Velo29 sportives I signed up for this April and May, to use as part of my bike training for the upcoming Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon in June and more so for Ironman UK in July. In April I completed the 102 mile Manchester-Sheffield-Manchester sportive and 104 mile Tour of Lancashire sportive. I signed up for the long route … Continue reading VELO29 DAFFODILS SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
The Cheshire Runner. 